GRE Word List
SUSTENANCE
means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |